With rumours suggesting that Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and Katy Perry are all up to take over from Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul on the X Factor USA judging panel, Simon Cowell has revealed that the panel will not feature any A-list stars.
Having already dismissed the claims that he had offered Beyonce $100 million to judge on the show, as nonsense, the media mogul, who has admitted that he never wanted to fire Paula, said that spending money on A-list stars isn't worth it in the long run.
The judge told Extra: "When we first launched (Pop) Idol in the UK years ago, we didn't think for one second there had to be an A-list star on the panel.
"Everyone on the panel was really unknown. Firstly, they are incredibly expensive - that is millions you lose on something else."
He added: "Secondly, they have to make the time commitment and on my show, they have to work five days a week. Thirdly, they have to be interesting… I'm not playing this game where we have to compete on the level of A-lister stars… you can lose focus on what the show is all about, and at the end of the day the most important thing is the contestants."
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